When is The Last of Us Season 2 coming? Release window confirmed

Sony's press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) dropped some serious news about the release of The Last of Us Season 2. A new teaser trailer was unveiled at this event, which revealed that The Last of Us Season 2 will be releasing in April 2025.

While no particular release date has been confirmed yet, the revelation of the release month comes as good news to the fans of The Last of Us, who have been waiting for the second installment since the first season was aired in 2023.

While the first season of The Last of Us was based on the first part of the game, the second season will be following The Last of Us II, and in the words of series creator Craig Mazin,

"The story material that we got from Part II of the game is way more than the story material that was in the first game, so part of what we had to do from the start was figure out how to tell that story across seasons. When you do that, you look for natural breakpoints, and as we laid it out, this season, the natural breakpoint felt like it came after seven episodes."

This means that the whole story covered in the second part of the game might not fit into a single season, and more seasons would be required to finish the story. Moreover, as already proven by the first season’s Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett’s storyline, this season is also very likely to contain surprise elements for the viewers.

With the release month confirmation of The Last of Us Season 2, let us now explore other details of the season along with the new and old cast members who will be starring in the second installment of this post-apocalyptic drama.

When is The Last of Us Season 2 releasing?

As confirmed by the latest teaser trailer, The Last of Us Season 2 will be dropping in April 2025. While the first season had 9 episodes, this season will have 7 episodes only. Despite not providing a specific release date, the fact that the month has been confirmed means that the wait is almost over for The Last of Us fans.

While fans who have already played the video game have a fairly good idea about what this season will be focusing on, the non-players will be in for a complete treat as they do not have any idea regarding what’s to come.

What is The Last of Us Season 2 about?

The official logline for The Last of Us Season 2 goes like

"Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind."

The latest teaser trailer confirms this further as it shows Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby walking through a red-light hallway with a pistol in her hand and a blaring siren going off in the background. There are various intercuts that show other characters, including Pascal’s Joel, Bella Ramsey’s Ellie, and Gabriel Luna’s Tommy, to name a few.

Regarding the next few seasons, show creator Craig Mazin also mentioned,

"We don't think that we're going to be able to tell the story even within two seasons [2 and 3] because we're taking our time and go down interesting pathways which we did a little bit in Season 1 too. We feel like it's almost assuredly going to be the case that—as long as people keep watching and we can keep making more television—Season 3 will be significantly larger. And indeed, the story may require Season 4."

He further added that since they sometimes go beyond the video game arc for different characters, they would certainly expand some of the character arcs in the show. However, he did not specify which characters they would be focusing on more.

The Last of Us Season 1 can be streamed on Max.

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